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S. D. KIRKPATRICK, EditorChemical d Metallurpica] Enpinecrinp is the successor to M etätturpicnl <£• Chemical Enpineerino, which, in tarn , v r ? a consolidation of Electrochevnictu

d M etallurgical Industry and Iron d Steel Alapasine.. The magazine was originally ionndeö as Electrochemical Industry*

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❖ Volume XLJanuary to Dccembcr, 1933

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GENERAL ALPHABETICAL INDEXPaces

January ............. . . . ........................ I t o 56February ................. . .............................. 57 to 112March .................................................. , . ,1 1 8 * 0 168A pril , ............................................. 169 to 224M ay ......................................................... 225 to 2S0June ........... .2 S l to $ 3 6J u l y ........................ , .................................3 8 7 t o 3 9 2A ugust ..................................... 893 to 44 SSeptember .................................................. 44 9 to 504October ........................................................ 505 to 560November ............ ...... ........................ . . . 561 to 616December .....................................................617 to 672

Accounting:Accounting, cost, and the chemical en­

gineer. Peterkin & Jones . . . Sfi, 133Control accounting- under the code.

H. P . D u t to n ........................... . . . . . . . 594Acetylene, hydration oi. a t Shawinigan

Chemicals. X.td., Canada. A. F . G. Cadenhead ................ * 1S4

Acids:Dehydrating aqueous solutions oi

acetic acid. D. P . O th m e r .................. *631Hydrofluoric a c i d __ ___ . . . . 51Production o i acids. 1931-1929 . . . . . . 45

Adsorption and absorption developm ents.. *259Aggregate, alundum (E. Is.) ...........................875Agricultural prospects, influence oi. on

chemical Industry. C. J . Brand (charts) .................... IS

A ir:A ir conditioning equipment needs cor­

rosion study ......................... — 151A ir conditioning in chemical industries.

S. B-. Lincoln ........................................ 2SDe-airing d ay ............................................. 270De-airing io r clays and o ther plastic

products. H . I t . S tra igh t . . . ------ .*410Progress in air separation .................. 261Trends in air conditioning . . . . . . . — 257

Alcohol:A lky gas still packs political power

{ed.) .......................................................... 395B utyl alcohol production ------ 47Denatured alcohol production ------ 46Production and consum ption — . — . 460

A liphatic compounds. See Carbon.A lkali:

Checking caustic corrosion w ith nickeland its alloys . . . ---- 52S

Crystalline sodium m etasilicate . . - - 233 50 years in ammonia-soda a lkali indus­

try . E . N. Trum p ....................... *126Flow sheet lo r electrolytic alkali . . . . 466Production o i alkalis in 1932 --------- 34Servinr the N orthw est w ith alkalis.

J . H . Baker .................................... *177Sodium m e ta s il ic a te ......................- - — 233

Alloys:P u lp and paper industry 's in terest in

alloys ................ 80A lum ilite process io r coating and coloring

alum inum .................... . . . . . . 135Aluminum— coating and coloring alum inum

by alum ilite process ...................... 135Aluminum compounds and alum, produc­

tion oi -------- 49American Chemical Society— Chicago con­

vention ............. 495American Gas Assn.— discusses new methods

oi producing gas .................................... 310American Institu te oi Chemical Engineers

— Twenty-fiith semi-annual m eetingin C h ic a g o ..... ........................... 313

Roanoke meeting ....................................... 629American Society lo r Testing M aterials—

35S

355659

Chicago m eeting . . . . — ----------- ,American Society oi Mechanical Engineers

— Chicago m eeting ----- --------------H eat tran sfe r subject o i m eeting— .

A m m onia :Ammonia converter ...................... *363D ata on ammonia-thylox gas purifica­

tion process. R . S. M c B rid e ............. *89S50 years in ammonia-soda alkali in ­

dustry. E . Is. Trymp ........... *126N ational Safety Council discusses syn­

thetic am m onia p lan ts ............. 531Production ........................................ 47

Asphalt emulsion m anufacture increases.Pain & Hixson ................ • 1 SO

A sphalt emulsions— chart io r determiningw ater content. O. F . Neitzkc (P . N . >.*65S

A sphalt impregnated tile ............ . ................ SIAutoclave, glass lined (E. N .) ................. .* 2 1 0A utom ob iles:

X»ist oi process products used in m otorcar industry ______ _______ _____

Process industries as purveyors to them otor car. T . A . Boyd .........

Aviation’s need io r chemical developments.E . P . W arner . . . . . . . . —

Awards:Chemical & M etallurgical Engineering

offers award io r chemical engineer­ing achievement -------- . . . ..............

Chemical engineering achievement (ed .) . . . . . . . ____ . . . .506. *563. ’

1715

226

627

BBagpacker (E. N .) __ ________Barrel-filling equipment <E. N.) Base, sound isolating (E. X ,) .

. . . .*153 434 375

G. T .

Beit:Acidproof (E . N .) ..............Flexible* conveyor (E. N.)Non skid <E. N.) . ..............

Beverage distilling from gram,Beich ............ ..............................

Boiler, w aste heat (E. N .)Bolts and flanges for tanks and heat ex­

changers. C. O. Sandstrom ............Bolts and flanges io r tanks and h ea t ex­

changers. W erthdm . Sandstrom (c. >Book Reviews:

Alcohol and m an, ed. by Haven Em er-Allgemeine und techniscbe dektro-

m etallurgie. Robert Muller -------- .Alloys oi iron and molybdenum. J. L.

Gregg ............................................American Gas. Assn. proceedings. 1932 A nnual report on the progress o i chem­

istry io r 1932 , . ...................- - ...........A nnual survey oi American chemistry.

ed. by C. J. 'West .................. —Berl-lung chemisch untersuchungs-

methoden. E rnest Berl ............British chemicals and th e ir m anufac­

tu rers ............................................... ..Bulletin of the N ational Research

Council. West & Hull . . . . . . —B ritish plastics year book for 1933 . . Business under th e Recovery A ct.

Talenstein & W e i s s .Catalytic oxidation of organic com­

pounds in the vapor phase. M arek& H ahn . „ ..... .........................................

Chemical economics. W illiams Haynes. Chemical refining of petroleum .

Kalichevsky & S ta g n e r ........................Chemie der zemente. K. E . Dorsch. . Cbemischer handatlas. W. W . Meiss-

ner .........................................................Chemistry trium phant. W. J . H a le . . . . Chromium p lating . E . S. R ic h a rd s ... Common sense applied to tim e and mo­

tion study. A. H. Mogesen —

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Comprehensive treatise on inorganic and theoretical chemistry. J . W.

M ellor — ------- . . — . . . . . .......Compressed Gas M anufacturers Assn. Conductivity of solutions. C. W. Davies Debt and production. Bassett Jo n e s ... Deehema monographien No. 4S, E rnst

Jantzcn ----- - - --------— ..........V'C-’i.Der ehemie-ingenieur. Encken & Jakob Designing for arc welding . . . . . . . . .Development o i American industries.

Glover A Cornell ......... ..Die alkal i chi oridelektrolysr in dia-

phragmar.ellen. Gosta Angel . . . . X>ir elektrische Warmbehandlung in der

industrie. E . F . Russ — • - - -Die Künstlichen Kohlen fu r elektrische

oien, electrolyse und dektrotechm k.K urt Arndt — ------. . . . . -------. . . . .

E arth oil. Gustav Egloil .........E lder P liny’s chapters on chemical sub­

jects. K. C. Bailey . — ... — -- - E lem entary qnantitive analysis. W il­

lard A F u r m a n .............. . • * — • ; - -Engineer's m anual oi English. Sypher

A- Brown ............. — - - -Evaporating, condensing and cooling

apparatus — . -------. . . . . . . . . . . .F lo tation p lant practice. Philip Rabone Grundlagen des elektrischen schmeiz-

oiens. Johannes W o ts c h k e .Handbook o i butane-propane gases,

ed. by G. H. F in l e y ................ .............Handbuch der ter.hni sehen dectro-

chemic. Victor Engelhardt ............Heat transmission. W. H. McAdams. Industrial chemistry. W. T. Read. . . . Industrial chemistry. E . R. R iege l.. Industria l electric heating. N. R.

Stansel ............... .Die industrielle herstellung von Was­

serstoff. Heinrich Pincass . . — . . . Inorganic colloid chemistry. H . B.

W eiser ----- --------------------- --------Introduction to m etallography. X.. W.

Eastwood .......................................Eatcx and its industrial applications.

Frederick Marchionna .............. .........X«ehrbnch der chemischen technologie.

H. Ost .................................... v..............Des soies artificidles. H. de D eeuw .. Man and m etals. T. A. R ic h a rd .. . . . .Manganese deposits of Canada. G.

Hanson . . . . . ...... .............. ..Methods of cellulose chemistry. Charles

Doree . . . . . - -- Mineral industry during 1932, ed. by

G. A. Roush ------------ --------------Modem alchemy. W. a . Noyes and

W. a . Noyes — . .............. ...Modern industrial organization. H. von

Beckerath . . ........... - • • *_•Modern m aterials handling. S. J.

Koshkin . . . . . ...... - • - - •Organic syntheses, ed. by W. S .

Carothers .............................................. ..Orranic chemistry. F . S. Kipping and

F . B. Kipping .............. . . . . . . .Onr m ineral civilization. T. T. Bean. PH and its practical application.

LaMottc, Kenny and Reed . . . . . . . . .Perfum es, cosmetics and soaps. W. A.

Poucher .......... . . . . . . .Petroleum develpoment and technology. Phy si co-chemical methods. Reilly &

N orm an . . . . --------. . . . . . . . . ----------Precipitated chalk. A. P . W ilso n ... P rescott and Johnson’s qualitative

ehemical analysis. M cAlpine ASoule ...................... • • - - • • - •

Principles of m etallurgy. Diddell ADoan ......... ....................... ..

Proceedings of American. Gas Assn..1981 convention .................. • •

P rofit engineering. C. E . Knoeppel . - Rare-dem ent minerals o i Canada. H . v .

E llsw orth ------- ---------------------R d a tiv ity theory simplified. Max

Talmey ........................

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N O T E S — (c ) C o m m e n t; ( e d ) E d i to r ia l ; (E . N . ) E q u ip m e n t N ew s ; \ i l lu s tr a te d ; (P . X .) P l a n t N o te b o o k ; (S ) S y n o p sis o r a b s tra c t .

iv Index Vol. 40, January to December, 1933

Sanitation of w ater supplies. M. P.Horwood .................................................. 148

Scientific principles of petroleum tech­nology. Gurwitsch & M o o re .............. 148

Significance of nitrogen. J. E. Zanetti 92 Sicherheitsglas. H. G. Bodenbender. . 650 Sparks from the electrode. C . L.

Mantell ...................................................... 429Standards and specifications for metals

and metal products ............................ 4S6Symposium on a ir conditioning:.

A.S.M.E........................................................ 650Technical man sells his services. Ed­

ward H urst .............................................. 316Technology of cellulose ethers. E. C.

Worden ........................................................427Ternare systeme. G. M a s in g .................. 598Textbook of fire assaying:. E. E. Bugbee 541 Textbook of physical chemistry. J . N.

Friend ......................................................... 319Transactions of American Institu te of

Chemical Engineers .............................. 486Transactions of the Institu tion of

Chemical Engineers .............................. 650Treatm ent of w ater for ice m anufac­

ture. Dana Burks ................ 316Twenty-five years of chemical engineer­

ing progress, ed. by S. D. K irkpatrick 316 Unit processes and principles of chemi­

cal engineering. J . C. Olsen. 147,(c.) ............................................................ 204

Value theory and business cycles.H. L. McCracken ................................. 485

Vocational guidance in engineeringlines ........................................................... 428

W hat is technocracy? Allen Raymond. 92 Brewing:

Changes among construction m ateria ls. *272m aterials .................................................. *272

New fields of opportunity. RobertSchwarz ................................................... 27

Brick, magnesite (E. N.) ............................... 546Brick, refractory (E. N.) .............................. 374Brine, Mid-Continental, yields bromine an.I

salt products ............................................*414Broken studs removed (P. N.) ................... 543Bromine consumption ...................................... 234Bromine from brine ............................................*414Burner, combination (E. N.) *489Burners, improved (E. N.) ............................ 490Business, Now, united, we go ahead! (ed.) 113

Cable, glyptal-treated (E. N.) ..................... 433Calcium chloride from brine .........................*414Calculators, belt conveyor (E. N .) ................*61Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corporation re­

ceives award fo r chemical engineer­ing achievement .................................... *563

Carbide, calcium, m anufacturing a t Shaw- inigan Chemicals, Ltd., Canada.A. F. G. Cadenhead ..........................*1S4

Carbon:Powdered activated carbon ...................... 259Synthetic allphaltic chemicals indus­

try and Carbide & Carbon ChemicalCorp...............................................................*564

Carbon Dioxide:Carbon dioxide' in industry. C. L. Jones 76 Michigan Alkali produces C02 as a

byproduct from causticizing limekilns. S. T. Orr .................................. *250

Cellulose acetate, the basis of diversified process industry in Tennessee E ast­man plant. S. D. K irkpatrick . . . . *236

Cellulose of rice hulls. E. C. P a t t e e . . . . 365 Cement m anufacture, potash recovery from.

P . E. Landolt .......................................*345Centrifugal separation ...................................... 260Centrifuge, basket, inclosed (P. N .) . . . . *430Century of Progress:

Chemical engineering im pressions. . . . *339 Jekyll and Hyde a t the World’s F air

(ed.) .......................................................... 338Ceramics:

De-airing fo r clays and other plasticproducts. H. R. S traight .............*410

De-airing in ceramics ............................ 234Fired clay m aterials .............................. 309

Chain, corrosion-resisting (E. N.) ........... 96Chart interpretation, recorder. W. R. Clen-

d in n in g ....................................................... *123Chemical Engineering:

Award for chemical engineeringachievement ...................*226, *563, *627

Back to school for graduate work (ed.) 450Balance wheel of industry (ed.) . . . . 561Chemical engineer’s role in group

achievement. W. F . B a rre tt............. *626Cooperative research a t University of

Illinois. D. B. Keyes ......... *402Depression and chemical engineering:. . *230 Impressions of a Century of Progress.*339Objectives of a course in chemical en­

gineering. W. R. Veazey .............*193Q uarter of a century for chemical en­

gineering (ed.) 282Unit processes or operations? J . C.

Olsen (c.) ............................................... 204W hat's ahead for chemical engineer-

ing? (ed.) ............................................... 1Chemical Exposition (ed.) ............................ 33SChemical Industries Exposition, Nov. adv.. 57 Chemical Industry :

Chemical w arfare in mob and crimecontrol. K. A. Kobe .......................... *60

Dictators for industry? (ed.) ............ 169Medal .............................................................. *607Process industries (ed.) 3

Statistics of chemical industry show that it has withstood the depression.Cancannon & Swift ............................ 4o9

Text of all chemical industry c o d e .. . o9b Chemical & M etallurgical Engineering:

Award for chemical engineeringa ch ie v e m e n t...................*226, *563, *627

H istorical summary ................................. 2Chemicals:

Distribution of chemicals f o r e c a s t . . . . 51 Secondary m aterials in chemical com­

petition (ed.) ....................................... 115Chimney construction. F . D. H artford

(P. N.) *487Chlorine:

Flowsheet of the elctrolytic process for liquid chlorine, caustic soda andsynthetic m uriatic acid ..................... 466

Liquid chlorine produced in theNorthwest. J . H. B a k e r .................... *177

Classification ....................................................... 261Cleaner, conveyor belt (E. N.) ................... 374Cleanout openings. F . D. H artford (P. N .).*542 Coal, Pulverizer discussion a t A.S.M.E.

meeting ..................................................... 355Codes:

All industry code (ed.) ............................ 394Chemical codes demand industry’s co­

operation ................................................. 507Chemical engineering equipment m anu­

facturers d raft codes ...................... 452Chemical engineers draw up code......... 451Chemical industry presents its case and

its code .................................................... 453Chemical m anufacturing industries

draft code ............................................... 452Codes approved ........................................ 606Commercial testing laboratories d raft

code ............................................................ 451Flow chart of typical code through set

up of the N ational Industrial Re­covery Act ............................................ 380

Process competition under the codes(ed.) 393

Text of all chemical industry code. . . 396 Coke and Coking:

Byproducts obtained from coke ovenoperations in 1931 ............................ 47

Coal washing benefits coke oven opera­tion. H. W. Seyler ............................. *470

Coke and coal products in 1932 ............. . 35Conveying systems for barge loading

and unloading .........................................*136College graduates. Anthony A nable............ 83Compressed Gas M anufacturers Assn.—

Meeting looks to new uses for com­pressed gases .......................................... 82

Compressor:Booster, conquers low tem perature.

C. W. Selheimer, Jr. (P . N .) ..........*543Improved (E. N.) ................................... 545Compressor plant gas engine has re­

mote control. F . L. Kallam (P. N .).*599Sleeve-valve (E . N.) ................................*375

Concrete, prestressing — Chemical Exposi­tion ............................................................ 654

Condenser, semi plant. G. E. Seavoy (P. N .)*430 Construction challenges chemical engineer­

ing talents. F . E . Schm itt.............. 23Construction contracts (ed.) .......................... 449Container, fiber (E. N.) *321

Recording and control instrum ents a f­fect savings (P . N.) 657

Control:Control accounting under the code.

H. P. D u t to n .......................................... 594Emergency remote control for gas en­

gines in compressor plants. F . L.Kallam (P. N.) *599

Improved control equipment .............. 267Im proving autom atic control by re­

corder chart interpretation. W. R.Clendinning ............................................. *123

Measurement and control of hydrogen ion concentration. G. A. Perley. . . .*417

Process control a t the Dow ChemicalCo. T. R. Olive ..................................*520

Process control— its place in moderni­zation. J . Y. Smith ....................... 588

Process cycle control in the rubberindustry. Leonard C hurch..................*536

Protective devicc for electrical equip­ment. J. V. Alfriend, J r ................... *532

Recording and control instrum ents a f­fect savings (P . N . ) ............................... 657

Controllers:Classed by speed and d if fe re n tia l.......... 124Combustion (E. N.) *321Flow controller (E. N.) .........................*433Motor operated (E . N.) .......................... 375M ulti position (E. N.) ........................... *490Process control for the Dow Chemical

Co. T. R. Olive .................................. *520Ratio (E. N.) ..............................................*321Time tem perature (E. N.) 488

Conveyors:Barge loading and unloading ............. *136

Cooling tower w ith downcomers has special expansion joint. Bernard Kramer(P . N.) .....................................................*377

Cooling towers, grid packed, for dry gas a t high tem perature. Furnas & New­ton .............................................................*301

Corrosion:A ir conditioning equipment needs cor­

rosion study ............................................ 151Bureau of Standards studies protection

of piping against soil action. K. H.L o g a n ........................................................ 514

Cast iron for chemical equiment. W. H. Rother ....................................................... *350

Checking caustic corrosion w ith nickeland its alloys ......................................

Corrosion in sulplionators ........................ 409Electrochemical Society discusses.............404French chemical industries use cast

iron. A. M atagrin ........................... *Hydrogen corrosion. J. L . Cox .............405Pipe jointing compounds containing

sulphur eaten by bacteria. Beck­w ith & Bovard ................................... 530

Resisting HCI corrosion w ith m etals.F . A. Rohrm an ..................................... .*646

Resinous equipment solves corrosionproblems ...................................................*201

Rubber coatings for abrasion and cor­rosion resistance. Leonard Church. *467

Costs :Are you paying for new equipment you

never get? T. R. Olive ......................*584Cost accounting and the chemical en­

gineer. Peterkin & Jon es.............86, 133D ata on ammonia-thylox gas-purifica-

tion process. R w3. M c B rid e ............. *398Power plant losses m ust be curbed.

G. W. Anderson .....................................*579Cottonseed m eat processing. Woolricli &

Carpenter .................................................. *291Couplings:

Chain flexible (E. N.) ............................ 321Four-duty (E. N.) ................................... 489Gear type (E. N.) ............................... . .* 5 4 5Light-duty (E. N.) *601

Crystullization :Sugar crystallization improved by bet­

ter evaporation .......................................*253Vacuum crj'stallization progresses. . . . *258

DDehydrating aqueous solutions of acetic

acid. D. F. Othmer ..............................*631Design :

Hints for a chemical machinery de­signer. Alan Osbourne (P . N.) . . 431

H ints for designers of process equip­ment. F . D. H artford (P . N.) . . . .*542

Desuperheater (E. N.) *154Detector, magnetic im purity (E. N.) .............152Detergents, soapless ............................................*249Digestion process, liquors recovered fro m . . 246 Dilution calculations simplified. G. S.

Santmyers (P . N.) ................................*657Diphenyloxide heat transfer system ............. *262Distillation:

Comparison of m ethanol and o ther antifreeze agents. T. C. Albin .............. *526

Distilling beverage from grain. G. T.Reich .........................................................*618

Equipm ent for semi works plant. D. E.Pierce ....................................................... 424

Hardwood distillation. R. S. McBride(charts) ................................................. 40

Oil refinery uses newest still to in ­crease yield of lubricating oils. PaulTruesdell ....................................................*517

Preventing fog entrainm ent in continu­ous distillation. Birch & W e i r . . . . *366

Research in distillation. D. F. O thm er. *254 Tennessee Eastm an wood distillation

u n it the basis for a diversified proc­ess industry during the depression.S. D. K irkpatrick .................................. *236

Dolomite in fertilizers ...................................... 188D raft control (E . N.) 154Drying:

Air lay dryer (E. N.) *600Dehydrating aqueous solutions of acetic

acid. D. F . Othmer ........................... *631Devices a t the Chemical Show ............ 651Equipm ent for semi works plant. D. E.

Pierce ...................................................... 424Grinding and drying in one operation.

L. T. Work ......... : ............................... *306Oil emulsion dehydrator (E. N .) .......... 656Process drying technique improves dur­

ing the depression ............................ 256Drum, lead lined (E. N.) .................................. *544Dust helmet (E. N.) ........................................ 96Dust and Fuino Handling:

Diameter of cyclonic collector corre­lated w ith collection elllciency. EvaldAnderson ...................................................*525

Dust collector. All-metal (E. N . ) . . . . * 6 5 6 Dust scrubbing towers for dry gas.

Furnace & Newton ..............................*301Multiclone process to recover potash

from cement. P . E. Landolt . . . . * 3 4 5 Proper venting may prevent secondary

explosions (ed.) ................................... 115Venting dust explosions. Brown &

Hanson ...................................................... *116Dye-plant equipment ........................................ 62

Economic influences on chem icals. . . .106,162, 218, 330, 386, 442, 498. 554, 610

Economics:Advancing through adversity (ed.) . . 225Depression achievements n u m b e r MayEditorial Interpretation of the admin­

istration 's recovery program ............ 274Problems ahead of profits (ed.) . . . . 337

Editorials:Advancing through a d v e rs i ty ................. 225A fter technocracy— w hat? ................... 59Alky gas still packs political power. . 395All industry code ...................................... 394Another partnership in the new deal. 505 Back to school for graduate w ork. . . . 450

N O T E S — (c ) C o m m e n t; (e d ) E d i to r ia l ; (E . N .) E q u ip m e n t N e w s ; * i l lu s t r a te d ; (P . N .) P la n t N o te b o o k ; (S ) S y n o p sis o r a b s tra c t .

Index Vol. 40, January to December, 1933 v

B alance. wheel of industry .................. 561Bargaining tariffs may have their

chance ...................................................... 170Building purchasing power ................... 449Business is better .........................................282Can't we eliminate this cause for

chiseling? ............................................... 11*4The case for modernization ................... 571Chemical engineering’s quarter of a

century ..................................................... 282Chemical show .......................................... 562Congratulations to the winner ............... 506Dictators fo r industry? .......................... 169Fitting memorial for William P. Ryan. 338 Flexible tariff gets court s u p p o r t . . . . 58Good sta rt on a bad problem ...............338Honoring another elctrochemical pioneer 450How Congress can help industry ............ 617Illinois m ust tax to build sewage

works . .................................................. 282Investing in man p o w e r .......................... 59Is deferred maintenance responsible for

this? ......................................................... 282Jekyll and Hyde a t the World’s F a ir . . 338 Let’s make the most of this chemical

show ......................................................... 450Looking forward into 1933 w ith proc­

ess industries ........................................ 3M ust Georgia’s experiment come to

such an untimely end? ..................... 171New patent law needed to protect pri­

vate industry ........................................ 395New standard for the chemical show . . 338Now, united, we go. ah ead ! ................... 113One promising prospect for the Ten­

nessee Valley .......................................... 282Plans 4- action = re su lts ..................... 281Potash independence guaranteed for

1934 ......................................................... 115President elect dreams— will the Ten­

nessee Valley boom? .......................... 58Problems ahead of p rofits ........................ 337Process competition under the codes. 393 Proper venting may prevent secondary

explosions ................................................ 115Reports of NRA’s death greatly exag­

gerated ...................................................... 506Secondary m aterials in chemical com­

petition .................................................... 115Shorter work week for business revival 170 Should we pu t alcohol in m otor fuel? 114Social changes and im plications............ 57Standardization m ust not lag now. . . . 395

. T.V.A. selects its chief chemical en­gineer ..........................................................450

Trucking chemicals deserves new con­sideration ................. ."............................ 506

W anted: new uses for brom ine.............. 171Welcome change of conflicting dates. . 506 W hat’s ahead for chemical engineer­

ing? ............................................................ 1W hat's happening in engineering educa­

tion? ......................................................... 58Where haste saves waste ......................394Which shall it be N, K, or P— or all

three? ....................................................... 394Who will speak for process industry?. 114

E lectricity:Electrometric analyzers a t the Dow

Chemical Co. T. R. Olive..................*520Magnetic separation . . . ........................ 261Measurement and control of hydrogen

ion concentration. G. A. P erley ..* 4 1 7 Portable electrical instrum ents (E . N.) 07Protective devices for electrical equip­

ment. J . V. Alfriend. J r ..................*532Switch, mercury (E. N.) ..................... 488

Electrochemical Society:Chicago meeting .........................................*463Montreal convention d e sc rib e d ............... *298M ontreal meeting ...................................... 276

Electrochemistry, march of. C. L. M antell.*120 Electronics— new hybrid of chemistry and

electricity. O. H. Caldwell ............ 29Enameling cast iron abroad ....................... 482Engineering education (ed.) .......................... 58Engines, gas, in compressor plants have re­

mote control. F . L. Kallam (P . N .).* 5 9 9Engines, steam (E. N.) 96Electroplating ...................................................... 14Equipment, chemical, design. Alan Os­

bourne (P. N.) ................................... 431Equipment design. F. D. H artford (P. N .).* 5 4 2 Equipment of cast iron. W. H. R o th er..* 3 5 0 Equipment News:

Aggregate, alundum ................................. 375Arc you paying for new equipment you

never get? T. R. Olive .................... *584Autoclave, glass-lined ............................... *210Barrel-filling equipment .......................... 434Base, sound i s o la t in g ............................... 375Belts, acidproof ........................................ 95Belt, flexible conveyor .......................... 321Belt, non-skid ............................................ *96Boiler, waste heat .................................... *545Brick, magnesite ...................................... 546Brick, refractory ..................................... 374Brief notices of new equipm ent. . .432,

4S9, 544. 600. 655Burner, combination .................................. *489Burners, improved .................................... 490Cable, glyptal-treated ............................... 433Calculators for belt conveyor ............... *601Chain, co rrosion -resisting ........................ 96Chemical Exposition ................................. 651Cleaner, conveyor belt ............................ 374Compressors, improved .......................... 545Compressor, sleeve valve .........................*375Controller, d raft ........................................ 154Container, f i b e r ........................................... *321Container ja r. s to n e w a re - ..................... 374Controller, combustion ............................. *321Controller, flow ........................................... *433Controller, m otor operated ................... 375Controller, m ulti position .................... *490Controller, ratio ........................................*321Controller, time tem perature ................. 488

Cooling tower, in d o o r ............................... *209Coupling, flexible ..................................... 321Coupling, four duty ....................................489Coupling, gear t y p e ................................... 545Coupling, light-duty ..................................*601Dehydrator, oil emulsion ....................*656Dcsuperheater, improved ........................ *154Detector, mercury ................................... 600Drum, lead l i n e d .........................................*544Dryer, air-lay ............................................. *600Dust collector ............................................. *656Dust h e lm e t ................................................. 96Dye-plant equipment .............................. 62Electrical instrum ents, portab le ............ 97

* Engines, steam ....................................... 96Feeder, dry chem ical....................*152, *374Feeder, liquid r e a g e n t ............................... *655F ilter, pressure ...........................................*320Filter, vacuum ...........................................*488Flux, new type ....................................... 154Foam generator ....................................... 546Gage, portable d raft .............................. 153Gears, high ratio reducers .................. 97Generators, m iniature steam ................ 96Generator, s t e a m .........................................*376Goggle, transparent-cup ...........................*322H eat exchanger, vertical ......................*208Heater, fin-tube ....................................... 209Hoist, high speed .................................... 376Hoist, mobile d r u m ................................... 97Humidifier, heater ................................... 209Idler, universal belt ............................... *546Indicator, gas ............................................. *544Indicator, screen angle ............................ 152Kiln mill ................................................... *96Lining, r u b b e r ............................................ 208Lintel, glass block ....................................*432Locomotives, industrial ......................... 97Lubricating pastes ................................... 375Magnetic im purity detector ................... 152Making radiographic inspections of

chemical equipment. H. P. Iscn-burger ....................................................... *130

Meter, acidity ............................................ 322Meter, area type flow ............................. *320Meter, flow . . ...........................................*434Meter, flow, recording ...........................*433Meter, gravity ...........................................*432Meter, photoelectric hardness .............*488Meter for registering tra n sp a re n c y .... 488Mill, centrifugal ball .............................. *95Mixer, Banbury ....................................... 96Mixer, centrifugal ....................................*152Mixer, intensive .........................................*433Motor, varidrive ...................................... *208Motorized control ................................... 434Odor remover ............................................ 490Packer ........................................................... *602Packer, paper bag ....................................*153Packer, vibrating b a r r e l ...........................*375Photoelectric apparatus .......................... 153Photoelectric cell ..................................... 375Pipe, cement lined ................................ 374Pipe cutter, portable .............................. *97Pipe d o p e ..................................................... 321Pipe fittings .............................................. 433Potentiom eter S ta b i lo g ............................. *210Press, hydraulic ...................................... *489Prim er, pump .......................................... 322Pulverizer, air separation ...................... *600Pumps, axial-flow ................................... *97Pump, hydraulic .........................................*375Pump, pneumatic cement ...................... *208Pum p, rotary piston ............................... *153Pum p, rotary vacuum ............................. *544Pump, self prim ing ....................................*210Pump, turbine type ..................................*374Recorder, electric flow ...........................*601Recorder, round-chart ............................ *98Reducer, m o to riz e d ................................... 153Refrigeration unit, vacuum ................ 97Regulator, furnace draft ..................... 601Separator, centrifugal .............................*648Separator for liquids, m agnetic 602Separator, induction .............................. 95Sieves and screens ................................... *96Speed r e d u c e r ................................... 209, *320Speed reducer, motorized ....................... 95Stoker, autom atic underfeed .............. 152Stoker, hydraulic ................................... 154Stoneware, chemical .............................. 433Switch, mercury ....................................... 489Tanks, enamel-lined ................................ 546Temperature-sensitive foil ..................... 600Tester, moisture ....................................... 545Tester, stiffness .......................................... 656"Therm oguard” motor .......................... 488Thermometer, electric controller............ 655Thermometer, recording ...........................*546Transmission, motorized ........................ *209Trap, steam ...................................................*97Trap, vented ............................................... *490Trucks, electric lift ..................................*153Tubes, resistance-welded ............... 208Unloader, portable air ............................ *98Valve, check ................................................*322Valve, control ............................................. *154Valve, solenoid ...........................................*153Valve, thrustor-operated ....................... 209Valve, vulcalock .................................. . *321Vibrators, magnetic ................................ 95Vibrator, slow speed ............................... *545Wax. flexible .............................................. 153Weld, straight gap ................................ 376Welder, tractor-m ounted ....................... 209Welding torch ............................................ 96

Evaporation:Equipment for semi works plant.

D. E. Pierce ....................................... 424Progress in evaporator design during

the depression .........................................*253Exposition:

Chemical exposition ................................. 651Chemical show (ed.) .............................. 562Exposition of Chemical Industries (ed.) 450 Nov. Adv....................................................... 57

Fats and oils, factory consumption of, 1932Feeder, dry chemical (E. N .) ...........*152, *374Feeder, liquid reagent (E. N.) ....................*655Fertilizers:

Dolomite in fertilizers ......................... 188Foreign competition .............................. 22Influence of agricultural prospects on

chemical industry (c h a r ts ) .............. ISMaking phosphate fertilizers a t Trail,

B. C. W. C. Weber ....................... *72Nitrogen fertilizers. C. L. Burdick. . *638 Phosphate production compared with

fertilizer production ......................... 39Phosphorus in the fertilizer industry

during the depression ......................... 232Potash as a by-product from cement.

P. E. Landolt ........................................ *345Potash production and consumption. . 38Production and consumption .............. 460

F ilters:Economical plate size for filter presses

(P . N.) ....................................................*543Pressure (E. N.) ...................................... *320Vacuum (E. N.) ...................................... *488Equipment for semi works plant. D. E.

Pierce ...................................................... 424Recent developments ............................ 260

Finance:Can’t we eliminate this cause for

chiseling? (ed.) 114Finish protected w ith cellophane (P. N.) 207 Flanges and bolts for tanks and heat ex­

changers. C. O. Sandstrom .............. *67Flotation discussion a t Electrochemical So­

ciety convention ................................. *298Flux, new type (E. N.) ................................ 154Foam generator (E. N.) 546Food industries and chemical engineering.

L. V. Burton ....................................... 29Furnaces:

Victor Chemical Works uses blast fu r­nace for making phosphoric acid.H. W. Easterwood ...................... *283

Gage, draft (E. N.) 153Gas:

C.G.M.A. looks to new uses for com­pressed gases ......................................... 82

Carburetted blue gas discussed byA.G.A.......................................................... 311

Grid packed cooling towers for dry gas at high temperatures. Furnas &Newton ....................................................*301

Handling high pressure in chemical synthesis. R. V. Klcinschmidt . . . .* 3 6 1

Low pressure gas scrubber. BernardKramer (P. N.) ....................................*377

Making sulphur in city gas a profit­able byproduct. R. S. McBride *398

N atural gas improves lime kiln ef­ficiency. J. B. Nealy ...................... *356

N atural gas technology ......................... 290Petroleum refinery gas for city supply.

R. S. McBride ........................................ *508Recirculated oil gas discussed by

A.G.A.......................................................... 312Sales and production in 1931.............. 47Tear gas. K. A. K o b e ............................ *60W ater gas m anufacture discussed by

A.G.A.......................................................... 310Gears, high ratio reducers (E. N .) ............ 97Generators, m iniature steam (E. N.) . . . . 96

Steam (E. N.) ...........................................*376Glass:

Advances in glass ................................... 273Glass phase in fired clay m aterials. . . . 309 Heat transfer in glass heat exchanger.

H. C. Bates ...........................................*512Producing glass from surface slag.

C. A. Basore ....................................... 309Goggles, cup (E. N.) ........... *322Grinding:

Grinding and drying in one operation.L. T. Work ...........................................*306

Progress during recent years .............*257

HH alf Way House. D. E. P ie r c e ................... 424Haveg equipment resists corrosion .......... *201Heat:

Glass heat exchanger for heat transfer.H. C. Bates ...........................................*512

Heat transfer ............................................ 264Inorganic salts fluid as heat carrier for

supertem perature heating. TheodorKayser ..................................................... 353

Nomographic chart fo r determining heating un it design. T. C. Patton(P. N.) ................................................... 150

Progress in heat tech n o lo g y ....................*262Resistance of cast iron to heat. W. H.

Rother .................................................... *350Transfer coefficients for grid packed

cooling towers for dry gas. Furnas& Newton ................................................ *301

Heat Exchangers:Bolts and flanges for tanks and heat

exchangers. C. O. Sandstrom ............ *67Bolts and flanges for tanks and heat

exchangers. Wertheim, Sandstrom(c.) 315

Designing heads for. Kramer, Sand­strom (L.) ............................................ 91

Designing heads for tanks and heatexchangers. C. O. S a n d s tro m ...........*138

Glass heat exchanger for heat transfer.H. C. Bates ...........................................*612

N O T E S — (c ) C o m m e n t: (e d ) E d ito r ia l ; (E . X } E q u ip m e n t N e w s ; ’ i l lu s tr a te d ; (P . N .) P l a n t N o te b o o k ; (S ) S ynopsis o r a b s tra c t .

vi Index Vol. 40, January to December, 1933

Heat exchanger (E. N .) ...........................*209Staying: heat exchanger heads. C. 0.

Sandstrom (c.) 314Staying heat exchanger heads. Bernard

Kramer (c.) *205Heater, fln-tube (E. N.) .................................. 209

Humidifying (E. N.) ......................... 209Hoist. High speed (E. N ................................... 376

Mobile drum (E . N.) ............................. 97Hydrochloric acid corrosion resisted with

treated m etals, F . A. Rohrm an. . . .*646 Hydrogen ion concentration, measurement

and control of. G. A. Perley *417

Idler, universal belt (E. N .) .........................*546Indicator, gas (E. N.) .................................... *544

Screen angle (E. N.) .......................... 152Ink, printing, new pigment for. S. D.

Wells .......................................................... *634Institu te of Chemical Distribution— or-

ganized .................................................... 452Instrum ents for recording and control ef­

fect savings (P . N.) .......................... 657International Chemistry Bureau established 495Iodine production ............................................ 234Iro n :

Cast iron for chemical equipment.W. H. Rother .........................................*350

Enameling cast iron a b r o a d ................... 482French chemical industries use cast

iron to resist corrosion. A. M atagrin . *480 Outlook for iron and steel. E . E.

Thum (charts) ..................................... *10Svea metal, a pure wrought i r o n . . . . 413

Joint, expansion, for gas scrubber with down corners. Bernard Kramer (P. N.) ......................................................*377

KKilu mill (E. N.) •90

Labor:Another partnership in the new deal

(ed.) .........................................................Chemical industry and the five-day

week. F. D. H artford .....................Maintenance planning in the Corning

Glass Works. Vaksdal & K r ig e r .. ' Management now faces new responsi­

bilities. L. C. Morrow .............. ..Shorter work week for business revival

(ed.) ........................................................Law and legislation, How Congress, can

help industry (ed.) ..........................Leaching:

W ashing coal for coking purposes.H. W. Seyler ........................................... '

Lead apparatus protected from excessivevacuum (P . N.) .................................... '

Leather volume forecast ..............................Level recording and c o n t r o l ............................L ight transm itted by plastics .......................Lime:

Lime o u t p u t ................................................N atural gas improves the lime kiln ef­

ficiency. J . B. Nealy ..................... *356Lintel, glass block (E. N.) ..........................*432Liquids Handling:

Alignment chart for plant dilution problems. N. M. Wickstand (P . N .)*487

Mining sulphur under w ater in Louisi­ana. Lawrence O’Donnell .............. *454

Locomotives, industrial (E. N.) 97Lubricating pastes (E. N.) 375

505122

592

573170

617

470

54345

268469

47

M

Dye-plant equipment ................................. 62Handling equipment improvement . . . . 265 Handling high pressures in chemical

synthesis. R. V. Kleinschmidt. . . . *361 Hydrochloric acid handled with treated

metals. F . A. Rohrman ..................*646Measurement and control of hydrogen

ion concentration. G. A. P e rley .. *417 Mining sulphur under water in Louisi­

ana. Lawrence O’Donnell ............... *454Sugar refining (picture feature) . . . . 422 Synthetic organic chemical industry at

Shawinigan Chemicals, Ltd., Canada.A. F. G. Cadenhead ...........................*184

Tennessee Eastm an wood distillation un it the basis for a diversified proc­ess industry during the depression.S. D. K irkpatrick ................................*236

T ransportation of chemicals. L. A.Belding .................................................... 26

Transporting and handling bulk chemi­cals. R. F . Bergmann .........................*474

W ashing coal for coking purposes.H. W. Seyler ...........................................*470

Mercury:Mercury-vapor binary cycle ....................*262Sensitive mercury detector (E. N .) . . 600

Metals:Modern m etallurgy ................................... 14

Meters :Electric acidity (E. N .) .......................... 322Flow (E. N.) *320Flow m eter (E. N.) ............................... *434Flow recording meter (E. N.) ............... *433Gravity meter (E. N.) ...........................*432Photoelectric hardness meter (E. N.) . *488 Registering transparency (E. N.) . . . . 488

Methanol— production and consum ption .. 462Methanol, synthetic, production ................ 47Methanol and its anti freeze properties.

T. C. Albin ........................................... *526M etric linear dimensions, conversion factors

for (P . N.) 207Mill, centrifugal ball (E. N.) *95Mill w ith air drying. L. T. W ork............. *306Mining potash in New Mexico. C. A.

Ward .......................................................... *172Mining sulphur under water in Louisiana.

Lawrence O’Donnell ............................. *545M ixer:

Banbury (E. N.) 96Centrifugal (E. N.) ..................................*152Devices at the Chemical Show............ 651Improvements in mixers ........................ *266Intensive (E. N.) ....................................*433

Modernization:Are you paying for new equipment you

never get? T. R. Olive ..................*584The case for m o d ern iza tio n ................... 571Fighting depression with increased ex­

penditures in sugar plant. G. T.Reich ........................................................ 252

Is your plant ready fo r recovery? H. K.Ferguson ..................................................*575

Monsanto Chemical modernizes duringthe depression ..................................... 478

Power plant losses m ust be curbed.G. W. Anderson ..................................*579

Process control— its place in moderniza­tion. J. Y. Smith ............................ 588

Motor fuel— should alcohol be put in motorfuel? (ed.) 114

M otors:Motorized control (E. N.) ...................... *434Speed reducer (E. N.) .......................... 209"Therm oguard” m otor (E. N.) . . . . 488V aridrive (E. N.) ................................... 208

Muir. Malcolm, deputy a d m in is tra to r ...........*381Multiclone dust collector ............................. *346M uriatic Acid:

Flowsheet of the electrolytic process for liquid chlorine, caustic soda and synthetic m uriatic acid ................ 466

NNational Industrial Recovery A ct:

Flow chart of typical code through setup of the Act ........................................ 380

How chemical industry looks at N.R.A.H. L. Derby .......................................... 582

Plans 4- action = results (e d .) .......... 281Reports of its death greatly exag­

gerated (ed.) .......................................... 506W hat the Act requires of all domestic

industries ................................................ 378N ational Safety Council:

Chicago convention discusses stainless steel equipment, control of chemical operations and safety in syntheticammonia plants ................................... 531

Naval Stores:Naval stores production ........................ 49Production and consumption .............. 462

Nickel and its alloys for checking causticcorrosion .................................................. 528

N itric acid, producing concentrated............... *146Nitrogen and N itrates:

Cosach to l iq u id a te ................................... 371932 production ........................................ 36Production of nitrogen and fixed n itro ­

gen compounds ..................................... 51Recent developments in nitrogen fer­

tilizers. C. L. Burdick ...................... *638Nomographic chart for determining heating

unit design. T. C. Patton (P. N.) . 150 “NS" fluid as heat carrier for super tem­

perature heating. Theodor Kayser 353

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Machinery & Allied Products Institu te (ed.) 394 Maintenance:

Chemical industry and the five-dayweek. F . D. H artfo rd ........................ 122

• Maintenance in a chemical plant. F . D.H artford .................................................. *64

Maintenance in the Corning GlassWorks. Vaksdal & K riger..................*592

Management:Control accounting under the code.

H. P. Dutton ........................................ 594M aintenance planning in the Corning

Glass Works. Vaksdal & Kriger. . . *592 Now faces new responsibilities. L . C.

Morrow .................................................... 573M anufactures census of 1931 growth of

process industries ........................... 30M anufacturing Chemists’ Assn.— meeting. . 325 Market conditions and price trends. . . .108,

164. 220, 332, 3S8, 444, 500, 556,612, 668

M aterial:Changes among construction m ateria ls. *272 M aterials of construction trends. L. T.

Work ........................................................ 628M aterials for a chemical machinery de­

signer. Alan Osbourne (P . N.) . . . 431 M aterials Handling:

Byproduct gas from refinery for citysupply. R. S. McBride .........................*508

Chemical Exposition ............................ 651Conveying systems for barge loading

and unloading ................................... *136Craftsmanship in chemical stoneware.

T. R. Olive ..............................................*369

N O T E S — (c ) C o m m e n t: (e d ) E d ito r ia l ; (E . N .) E q u ip m e n t N e w s ; ‘ i l lu s t r a t e d ; (P . N .) P la n t N o te b o o k ; ( S ) S y n o p sis o r a b s tra c t .

Odor remover (E. N.) ...................................... 490Oil:

Cottonseed oll production. Woolrich& Carpenter .......................................... *291

D istillation un it increases yield oflubricating oils. Paul Truesdell. . *517

Light oil and derivatives production in1931 .......................................................... 47

Sulphonated oils. Ralph W echsler. . *241Vegetable — production, consumption

and stocks .............................................. 50Organic chemicals in 1931 ............................ 37Organic synthetic chemicals .......................... 51Organic synthetic chemicals produced at

Shawinigan Chemicals, Ltd., Canada.A. F. G. Cadenhead ............................ *184

Packer (E . N.) *602Packer, barrel (E . N.) ....................................*375Paints for protection (Electrochemical

meeting) .................................................... 463Paten ts:

Letters patent. P at. Grant (c.) . . . . 205 New patent law needed to protect p ri­

vate industry (ed.) ................ 395Petroleum :

Byproduct gas from refinery for citysupply. R. S. McBride ...................... *508

Chemical engineering achievements inpetroleum refining ................................*288

Petroleum gases— production and con­sumption ................................................. 462

Preventing fog entrainm ent in con­tinuous distillation. Birch & W eir. *366

Sludge conversion process improves re­finery acid recovery. F . J. Bartholo­mew ............................................................*642

Phosphate rock— trend of production andconsumption ........................................... 460

Phosphates:M aking phosphate fertilizers at Trail,

B. C. W. C. Weber .......................... *72Production compared with fertilizer

production ............................................... 39Phosphoric Acid:

Victor Chemical W orks uses b last fu r­nace for making phosphoric acid.H. E. Easterwood ................................ *283

Photoelectric apparatus (E. N.) ................. 153Photoelectric cell (E. N.) 375

Present sta te of photo cell ................... 271Pigments, development in ............................... 235Pigments, sales of ............................................ 43Pipe:

Cement lined (E. N.) . ........................ 374F ittings (E. N.) ........................................ 4i*.3Jointing compounds containing sulphur

eaten by bacteria. Beckwith &Bovard ...................................................... 530

Pipe dope (E. N.) ................................... 321Portable pipe cutter (E. N.) ................ *97Protecting underground pipe lines

against soil action. K. H. Logan. . 51.4P lan t:

Chemical engineers visit Chicago plants 358 Chemical p lant examines its m ainte­

nance policy. F . D. H artford . . . . *64 H ints for a chemical machinery de­

signer. Alan Osbourne (P . N.) . . . 431 Is your plant ready for recovery? H. K.

Ferguson .................................................. *575New plant construction on upward

trend ........................................................Organic synthetic chemicals produced

a t Shawinigan Chemicals, L td., Can­ada. A. F. G. Cadenhead ..............*134

P lan t Notebook:Alignment chart for p lant dilution

problems. N. M. W ickstand............. *487Basket centrifuge inclosed by novel

m e a n s ......................................................... *430Booster compressor conquers a low tem-

Jerature problem. C. W. Selheimer, ....................................................................*543

COa for welding safety .......................... 207Concrete savings affected by instru­

m entation ................................................ 657Conversion factors for metric linear di­

mensions ................................................ 207Correcting bad practice in chimney

construction. F . D. H artfo rd . . . . *487 Correcting weir flow calculations for

velocity of. D. S. Dale .................... *542Curing a difficult expansion problem in

a low pressure gas scrubber. Ber­nard Kramer ........................................... *377

Economical plate size for filter presses.*543 Emergency remote control for gas en­

gines in compressor plants. F . L.Kallam .......................................................*599

Handling an emergency pumping job.C. O. Sandstrom .................................... *431

Hazards w ith compressors in chemicalplants ...................................................... 207

H ints for designers of process equip­ment. F . D. H artford ...................... *542

Lines from a draftsm an’s notebook.Alan Osbourne ..................................... l 31

Nomographic chart for determining heating un it design. T. C. Patton . 150

Protecting finishes with cellophane. . . 207 Protecting lead apparatus from exces­

sive vacuum ............................................ *543Removing broken studs ........................ 543Semi plant condenser of standard fit­

tings. G. E. Seavoy ...........................*430Simplifying dilution calculation in

plant operation. G. S. Santmyers. . *357

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Using: process tem peratures in c9ncen- tra tion determination. 0. F . N eitzke.*658

Welding to rebuild worn parts (chart) 658 Plastics:

De-airing- for clays and o ther Plasticproducts. H. R. S traight .................*410

Illum ination characteristics of organicplastics ..................................................... 469

1932 record ................................................. 42Plastics mold progress during the de­

pression .................................................... 231Progress of plastics during depression 248 Resins and plastics a t Chemical Expo-

sition. L. T. Work ............................ 628Table of new plastics and their pro­

ducers ....................................................... 483Vinyl plastics from carbide. M o rr iso n __

& Shaw .....................................................*293Potash:

Independence guaranteed for 1934 (ed.) 115 Industry in New Mexico. C. A. W ard. *172Production and consumption ................. 38Recovery from cement m anufacture.

P. E. Landolt .......................................*345Trend in production and consum ption. 460

Potentiom eter stabilog (E. N.) ...................... *210Power:

Champion F ibre power plants. H. R.Murdock ....................................................*244

Developments in power transmissionequipment ................................................ 270

Power plant losses m ust be curbed.G. W. A n d e rso n .................................... *579

Turbines to fit the plant. S. H. Hemen-way ............................................................*189

Press, hydraulic (E. N. ) ..................................*489Pressure:

Handling high pressures in chemical synthesis. R. V. Kleinschmidt . . . .*361

Steel a t high pressures and tem pera­tures. J . L. Cox ............................... 405

Prices:Chem. & Met. weighted index of prices.

52, 109. 165, 221, 277. 333, 389,445, 501, 557, 613, 669

Current prices in the New York M ar­k e t ............54, 110. 166, 222, 278,

334, 390, 446, 502, 558, 614, 669 Process Industries:

Economic aspects of chemical processdevelopment. Chaplin T y le r ............ 625

Process industries (ed.) 3Production in the fa r west. P . D.

M anning ................................................. 45S tatistics for 1931 taken from census

of m anufactures ................................. 30/ Who will speak for process industry?

(ed.) 114Production:j ' Chem. & Met. indexes of p roduction ..

53, 109, 163, 219, 331, 387, 443,499, 555, 611, 670

Economic aspects of chemical processdevelopment. Chaplin T yle r.............. 625

fillip and Paper:Champion Fibre adapts itself to chang-

I ing conditions. H. R. M urdock. . . . *244 De-inking and reprocessing paper ac­

complished by new methods. S. D.Wells .......................................................... *634

Georgia pines for sulphite pulp andnewsprint. G. M. Rommel..................*197

Must Georgia’s experiment come tosuch an untim ely end? (ed.) ............ 171

, Profit and loss in fiber utilization in various pulp and paper industries(charts) .................................................. 359

Technical Assn. of the Pulp & PaperIndustry m e e tin g ................................... 539

l^ulp and Paper Industry 's Assn.:Convention discusses use of a l lo y s .. . 80

Pulverizer, a ir separation (E. N.) ............. *600Pulverizers discussed a t A.S.M.E. meeting 355 Pom ps:

Autom atic prim er (E. N.) ......................322Axial-flow (E. N.) *97Designs shown a t Chemical Exposition 653 Handling an emergency pumping job.

C. O. Sandstrom (P . N.) ................*431Hydraulic (E. N.) .................................... *375P itfalls in pump suction systems. Reed

& M orrison (charts) .......................... 142Pneum atic cement (E. N.) .................... *208R otary piston (E. N.) ............................. *153Rotary vacuum (E. N.) *544Self priming (E. N.) ................................*210Turbine type (E. N.) *374

Pyrites— production and c o n su m p tio n .... 460

RRadiographic inspections of chemical

equipment. H. R. Isenburger. . . . *130 Rayon industry by plant and process

(table) .................................................... *421Rayon production control (charts) ............ 44Recorder, electric flow (E. N.) .................... *601Recorder, round chart (E. N.) ..................... *98Refining cane sugar (picture f e a tu r e ) . . . 422Refractories and insulation ........................ 264Refrigeration:

Reversed refrigeration for buildingh e a t in g ...................................................... 263

Vacuum refrigeration ............................... 264Vacuum un it (E. N.) ............................ 97

Regulator, furnace d raft (E. N.) ................. 601Research:

' ’ Cooperative research at Illinois .............313

Cooperative research in chemical engi­neering a t University of Illinois.D. B. Keyes .......................................... *402

From laboratory to plant via the “Half-W ay House.” D. E. P ierce. . 424

Investing in man-power (ed.) .............. 59Monsanto Chemical turns to research

during the depression ........................ 478Synthetic aliphatic chemicals industry

and Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp.............................................................. *564

Resin:Polyvinyl resin m anufactured a t Shaw-

inigan Chemicals, Ltd., Canada.A. F. G. Cadenhead ............................. *184

Resins and plastics a t Chemical Expo­sition . L. T. Work .......................... 628

Resinous equipment solves corrosionproblems ................................................... *201

Rosin production ..................................... 49Rosin-wax sizes. R. B. Lado ............ 89

Rice in process industries. E. C. P attee . . . *365Roeber Research Fund (ed.) ....................... 450Rubber:

Corrosion resistance through rubbercoatings. Leonard Church ............... *467

Cycle control of vulcanization in the rubber industry. Leonard C hurch .. *536

Lining m aterial (E. N.) ................ 208, 273N atural and synthetic during the de­

pression ................................................... 235Ryan, William P. (ed.) ................................... 338

Safety:Hazards with compressors in chemical

plants (P . N.) 207Is deferred maintenance responsible for

this? (ed.) ............................ ; .............. 282National Safety Council discusses sta in­

less steel equipment and safety insynthetic ammonia plant ................. 531

Protective devices for electrical equip­ment. J . V. Alfriend. J r ..................... *532

“Safety instruction cards” ................... 66Venting dust explosions. Brown &

Hanson ......................................................*116Salt:

Mid Continental brine yields bromineand salt products ........................ *414

Rhodes m arsh yields its sodium sul­phate. R. C. Rich ............................. *304

Separation technique improves ...................... *260Separation, magnetic, shown a t Chemical

Exposition .............................................. 654Separator:

Centrifugal ................................................... *648Centriflx, for separating fog from

liquid in distillation. Birch & W eir. *366Induction (E. N.) ................................... 95Magnetic for liquids (E. N.) .............. 602

Sewage treatm ent and chemical engineering.F. W. Mohlman ................................. 29

Sewage works for Illinois (ed.) ................... 282Sieves and screens (E. N.) .......................... *96Sizes for rosin-wax. R. B. Ladoo.............. 89Slag, furnace, as m aterial for glass. C. A.

Basore ....................................................... 309Sludge washing, nomographic solution of.

D. S. Davis (P. N.) ........................ 94Sludge conversion process improves refin­

ery acid recovery. F. J . Bartholo­mew ........................................................... *642

Soap, F atty acid still .........................................*648Soda, Caustic:

Distribution and consumption. 1932. . 34Flowsheet of the electrolytic process

for liquid chlorine, caustic soda andsynthetic m uriatic acid ..................... 466

Produced in the N orthwest. J . H.Baker ......................................................... *117

Soda ash sales, 1932 ..................................... 34Sodium compounds, production o f ................. 48Sodium hypochlorite produced in the N orth­

west. J . H. Baker ................................*117Southw est:

Mid Continental brine yields bromineand salt products ..................................*414

Speed reducer (E. N.) .......................................*320Speed reducer, motorized (E. N .) .............95, 153Standardization m ust not lag now (ed.) . . 395Starch, rice. E. C. Pattee .......................... 365Steam :

Processing cottonseed meats. Woolrich & C a rp e n te r ............................................. *291

Steel:N ational Safety Council discusses sta in­

less steel equipment .......................... 531Outlook for iron and steel. E. E.

Thum (charts) ...................................... *10Stainless steels a t Chemical Exposi­

tion. L. T. W o r k ................................. 628W hat steel to use a t high pressures

and tem peratures. J . L. Cox.............405Stoker:

Hydraulic (E. N.) 154Underfeed (E. N.) 152

Stoneware:Chemical (E. N.) 433Container ja r (E. N.) ............................ 374Craftsm anship in chemical stoneware.

T. R. Olive ............................................ *369Sugar refining a t Savannah Sugar Refining

Co. (picture feature) .......................... 422Sulphonators, corrosion in ............................ 409Sulphur:

Burning sulphur like oil .........................*269Making su lphur in city gas a profitable

byproduct. R. S. M c B rid e ..................*398Mining sulphur under water in Louisi­

ana. Lawrence O’Donnell ..................*454

Production during the depression . . . . 233Production and consumption .............. 460

Sulphuric Acid:Production 1930-1932 ......... 32Production during the depression . . . . 233Recent technical aspects. A. M. Fairlie 33 Sludge conversion process improves re­

finery acid recovery. F. J. Bartholo­mew ...........................................................* 642

Sulphonated oils. Ralph Wcchsler . . . *241

T anks:Bolts and flanges for tanks and heat

exchangers. C. O. S a n d s tro m *67Bolts and flanges for tanks and heat

exchangers. Wertheim, Sandstrom(c.) 314

Designing heads for tanks and heat exchangers. Kramer, Sandstrom (L.) 91

Enamel-lined (E. N.) ............................ 546More heads for tanks and heat ex­

changers. C. O. S a n d s tro m ............... *138Transportation of chemicals. L. A.

Belding ................................................... 26Tar and ta r derivatives production 47Tariffs:

Bargaining tariffs may have theirchance (ed.) ......................................... 170

Flexible (ed.) ........................................... 58Tear gas. K. A. Kobe .................................. *60Technical Assn. of the Pulp & Paper In ­

dustry, Wisconsin m eeting................. 539Technological developments (ed.) ................ 57Technocracy (ed.) ............................................ 59Tem perature:

Booster compressor conquers a low tem perature problem. C. W. Sel-heimer, Jr. (P. N.) .............................*543

Handling high pressure in chemical synthesis. R. V. Kleinschmidt . . . *361

Inorganic salts fluid as heat carrier for super-temperature heating. TheodorKayser ..................................................... 353

Steel a t high pressures and tempera­tures. J. L. Cox ................................ 405

Temperature-sensitive foil (E. N.) . . . 600 Using process temperatures in concen­

tration determination. O. F.Neitzke (P. N.) *658

Tennessee Valley:Good Start in a bad problem (e d .) . . 338One promising prospect (ed.) ............ 282Selects its chief chemical engineer

(ed.) ........................................................ 450Tennessee Valley project (e d .) ............ 58Which shall it be, N, K, or P— or all

three? (ed.) ........................................... 394Tester, moisture (E. N.) ............\ .............. 545Tester, stiffness (E. N.) 656Textiles:

W hither textiles? D. G. W o o lf ............ *7Thermometer, recording (E. N.) ................. *546Thermometer, electric controller (E. N .) . . 655T h ic k e n in g .................. 261Tile, asphalt impregnated .............................. 81Tower, indoor cooling- (E. N.) ....................*209Transmission, motorized (E. N.) ................. *209Transporting bulk chemicals. R. F. Berg-

mann ..........................................................*474Trap, steam (E. N.) ....................................... *97Trap, vented (E. N.) ...................................... *490Truck, electric lift (E. N.) ...........................*152Trucking chemicals (ed.) .............................. 506Tubes, resistance welded (E. N.) ................ 208Turbines to fit the plant. S. II. Hemen-

way ...........................................................*189Turpentine production ................................... 49

uUnloader, portable air (E. N.) . *98

VValves:

Control (E. N.) ........................................ *154Electric check (E. N.) ............................. *322Handling high pressures in chemical

synthesis. R. V. Kleinschmidt . . . . *361Solenoid (E. N.) ...................................... *153Thrustor-operatcd (E. N.) .............. 209Vulcalock (E. N.) *321

Varnish, dilution of shellac. A. C. Lang-m uir (c.) ............................................... 314

Varnishes, spirit, may be standardized.W. H. G a rd n e r....................................... 144

Vibrators, magnetic (E. N.) 95Slow speed (E. N.) *545

Vinyl acetate. Morrison & Shaw ................. *293

wW aste:

Profits from trade wastes. S. T. Powell 359Wax, flexible (E. N.) ..................................... 153Weir flow calculations for velocity of ap­

proach. D. S. Dale (P. N .) ............*542Welding:

CO* for welding safety (P. N .) .......... 207Methods develop ..................................... 269Straight gap weld (E. N.) ........................ 376Tractor-mounted welder (E. N .) ............. 209Welding torch (E. N.) .......................... 96Welding- to rebuild worn parts (chart)

(P. N.) ................................................... 658Wood:

Hardwood distillation. R. S. McBride (charts) .................................................. 40

XX-ray inspections of chemical equipment.

H. R. Isenburger .............................. *130

N<-)TES ^c ) C o m m e n t; (e d ) E d ito r ia l ; (E . N .) E q u ip m e n t N e w s ; ‘ i l lu s t r a te d ; (P . N .) P la n t N o te b o o k ; (S ) S ynopsis o r a b s tra c t .